抵押物 (dǐ yā wù) — collateral (finance) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

collateral (finance)

Measure word · 个

Examples

抵押物。
Yín háng yāo qiú jiè kuǎn rén tí gōng dǐ yā wù.
The bank requires the borrower to provide collateral.
抵押物。
Zhè tào fáng zi jiù shì dài kuǎn de dǐ yā wù.
This house is the collateral for the loan.
抵押物。
Tā men bǎ dǐ yā wù de jià zhí píng gū dé hěn gāo.
They appraised the value of the collateral very highly.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

抵押pledge

抵dǐpledge押yāmortgage

联合Side by side

Pledge and mortgage combine with thing to mean an asset given as security.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

氐

氐dī抵

Same sound today

抵 pairs 手 (hand) with 氐, which gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌甲押

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

甲

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

押 pairs 扌, a hand, with 甲, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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